Social Psychology

Social Psychology

Course Hours: 
135
Price: 
$1,000.00
Course Type: 
Mentor Supported
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Social psychologists investigate how we view ourselves and others, how we interact with others, how we influence others, and how we act when we are part of a group. Given the amount of time each of us spend thinking about and interacting with the people we encounter every day, much of our lives are spent with the subject matter of social psychology. You encounter social psychology in your day-to-day life, and a textbook on social psychology should reflect that. This course draws on experiences we might encounter to enhance learning of social psychological theories and concepts. Connections are made between aspects of that experience and social psychological terms, concepts, and theories to give a broad overview of the field of social psychology.

Prerequisite(s): None

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Define the concept of self as understood in the field of social psychology
  • Identify how moods and emotions affect our lives and others
  • Recall aspects of behavior, persuasion, perception, and aggression
  • Recognize concepts behind influencing, conforming, loving, and helping others
  • Describe how group interactions, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination affect others

Social Psychology Module 1
Introducing Social Psychology

  • History and Principles
  • The Person and the Social Situation
  • Social Cognition
  • Social Affect
  • Social Behavior
  • Social Neuroscience
  • Observational Research

Social Psychology Module 2
Social Learning and Social Cognition

  • Social Knowledge
  • How We Use Our Expectations
  • Automatic vs. Controlled Cognition
  • Overconfidence
  • Cognitive Biases in Everyday Life

Social Psychology Module 3
Social Affect

  • Moods and Emotions in Our Social Lives
  • The Physiology of Affect
  • Basic and Secondary Emotions
  • Culture and Gender Differences in Emotional Responses
  • Emotions, Stress, and Well-Being
  • Stress and the Immune System
  • Depression and Anxiety
  • Coping with Negative Emotions
  • Distorting and Suppressing Negative Outcomes
  • Self-Regulation
  • Power of Positive Emotions

Social Psychology Module 4
The Self

  • Development and Characteristics of Self-Concept
  • Overestimating How Others View Us
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Monitoring
  • Self-Presentation
  • Social Groups Provide Social Identity

Social Psychology Module 5   
Attitudes, Behavior, and Persuasion

  • Attitudes are Evaluations
  • Strong Attitudes
  • When Do Our Attitudes Guide Our Behaviors?
  • Choosing Effective Communicators
  • Creating Effective Communications
  • Preventing Persuasion
  • Self-Perception

Social Psychology Module 6
Perceiving Others

  • Initial Impressions
  • Nonverbal Behavior
  • Judging People by Their Traits
  • Making Inferences About Personality
  • Attributions for Success and Failure
  • Self-Serving Attributions
  • Perceiver Characteristics
  • Cultural Differences in Person Perception
  • Attributional Styles and Mental Health

Social Psychology Module 7
Influencing and Conforming

  • Informational Conformity
  • Normative Conformity
  • Majority Influence
  • Minority Influence
  • Obedience, Power, and Leadership
  • Person Differences
  • Gender Differences
  • Cultural Differences
  • Psychological Reactance

Social Psychology Module 8
Liking and Loving

  • Initial Attraction
  • Physical Attraction
  • Similarity
  • Closeness and Intimacy
  • Communal and Exchange Relationships
  • Interdependence and Commitment
  • What is Love?
  • Hormones and Close Relationships

Social Psychology Module 9
Helping and Altruism

  • Understanding Altruism
  • Moods and Emotions
  • Positive Moods Increase Helping
  • Guilt Increases Helping
  • Personal Distress
  • How Social Context Influences Helping
  • Gender and Cultural Differences
  • Who Do We Help?

Social Psychology Module 10
Aggression

  • Biological and Emotional Causes of Aggression
  • Role of Biology on Aggression
  • How Social Situations Influence Aggression
  • Social Learning and Modeling
  • Television, Video Games, and Handguns
  • Viewing Violence
  • Personal and Cultural Influences on Aggression

Social Psychology Module 11
Group Performance and Decision Making

  • Understanding Social Groups
  • Similarity
  • Communication, Interdependence, Group Structure
  • Social Identity
  • Group Process
  • Improving Group Performance
  • Social Facilitation and Social Inhibition
  • Process Losses and Process Gains

Social Psychology Module 12
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

  • Social Categorization
  • Stereotyping
  • Ingroup Favoritism and Prejudice
  • Personality and Cultural Determinants of Ingroup Favoritism
  • Reducing Discrimination
  • Changing Social Norms
  • Intergroup Contact
  • Benefits of Recategorization

Social Psychology Module 13
Competition and Cooperation in Our Social Worlds

  • Conflict, Cooperation, Morality, and Fairness
  • Competition and Conflict
  • Role of Social Dilemmas
  • Who Cooperates and Who Competes?
  • Gender and Cultural Differences
  • Strategies for Producing Cooperation
  • Task Characteristics and Perceptions
  • Privatization
  • Role of Communication

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

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Internet Connection

  • Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

  • Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
  • Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

 

PC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
  • Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

 

MAC Software Requirements

  • Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
  • Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
  • Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
    • Cookies MUST be enabled
    • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
  • The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
  • PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • Apple QuickTime Media Player